Drills For Beginners.......

[andy-golf]

Hi i have only started out golf and alot of tips and drills are for low handicap players
Iam just wondering is their any good tips or drill beginners.............

[JetFan1983]

Paint a line in the ground perpendicular to your target line. Take full swings without a ball there (the painted line itself is where the ball would likely be in your stance) and try to get the clubhead to impact the ground to the right of the painted line (for left-handed golfers). An expert player can get his clubhead to bottom out in the same place every time, and always to the right of the painted line.

Picture is of a righty obviously. The low point of the swing has to be in front of the ball, not behind it.

[andy-golf]

Tanks 4 the comment and i will try it out!

[wrx_junki]

Practice your short game as much as possible.

[uttexas]

Be prepared for some frustration, golf is certainly a challenge.
You are fortunate to live in a wonderful country with many of the world's most beautiful golf courses.

When starting, learn to his 1/4 and half shots (chips and pitches) first. Ingrain good technique (especially at impact) on pitches and chips and these should translate to good impact on full shots.

Agree, the line drill is a great one to start with.

I think this is a great drill. There is some fancy terminology, the main points are the good impact position (hands forward) and release (extension of the arms at the ball and just after hitting the ball.



Here's another good drill for the beginners. Again, don't worry about the fancy words, the main point here is flat left wrist and hands forward at impact.

[andy-golf]

Tank u very much

[sportsnut]

Good morning,

Just started hitting the golf ball this fall and the info in this thread is a good reminder of a primary focus point in my opinion that I myself overlook as I hit the ball and look to build a platform for the mechanics of the swing. My Father in Law (80 and still loves the game) constantly reminds of another - keep your head down through contact with the ball, a hard one for me since I consider the flight of a well hit golf ball a beautiful sight for sure.
Frank

[sportsnut]

Jetfan and uttexas, just thought I would give you some feedback on the videos posted by you and suggestions for beginner. I am fortunate eough to live next to a school yard so even though its cold up here I can go there and try to focus on swing mechanics using wiffle balls, great for taking the focus off distance something I get trapped with. With focusing on grip and prep (I have been reading Leadbetters 100% golf), target focus and follow through I have now added focusing on hitting down and through and wrist lag as suggested on this thread. Great advice and video posting for sure for the beginner (IMHO). if I can stay focused on this over the winter using wiffle balls with a trip to the range for effect now and then I may be in decent shape for the spring when I expect to take some lessons.

Frank